Chapter 203 Build a wall, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack
After celebrating the birthdays of the two little guys, He Yunxi was about to return to the village.
The four little guys were very reluctant to leave, but they also knew that He Yunxi had something serious to do, so they didn't make any fuss about going back.
After Mrs. Liu got well, she taught her four children, and the results were very good.
He Yunxi took Liang Jinxi and Xie Yuanming back. After leaving the city, they first went to the foot of the mountain.
Although only two days had passed, the wasteland had already changed drastically.
The pool is a little bigger, but it's not deep enough. It should be possible to dig a few more days.
A simple shed was set up next to the pool, with thatch built around it to keep out the wind, and the top was an oilcloth she had asked someone to bring before.
A curtain was made of thick old cotton cloth in front of the shed. When the curtain was lifted, you could see that there was a bed made of hay, with a layer of torn quilts and sheets on top, and a quilt folded on top of the sheets.
Over there, several acres of wasteland have been cleared where she plans to build a workshop. There are also many people working in the wasteland, even old people and children.
"Mrs. Lu."
The sound of a carriage approaching attracted everyone's attention, and Liao Xing immediately brought people up.
"Uncle Liao, this is your shed?"
"Isn't this a house that needs to be repaired? The materials will be hauled over today. Those materials must be guarded by someone, so we built a shed first and can only guard the materials after they arrive."
He Yunxi frowned: "But it's still very cold now. If I sleep here, I'm afraid I'll freeze."
"It's okay." Liao Xing said, "When the materials are delivered, they will be piled around the shed. It will block the wind at night and it will not be too cold."
This is much warmer than the ruined temples outside the city. Not to mention there is a quilt.
"It's too cold like this." He Yunxi said, "Well, I'll have two big quilts delivered later, and some charcoal fire. I can light the charcoal fire to keep warm at night."
We all have a kang at home, and we use relatively little charcoal for the fire. We burned a lot of charcoal last year, and there are quite a few left there.
Liao Xing said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Mrs. Lu."
"You're welcome. You are keeping the materials for me." He Yunxi responded casually, "By the way, how did you find so many people?"
"I went to Yangjia Village, and I also went to nearby villages. Spring plowing is about to start, and there will be no labor force. Now everyone is staying at home, so why not go out and open up a wasteland? We can get it done here as soon as possible.
Otherwise, this wasteland may not be restored until spring plowing."
He Yunxi nodded: "Since this is entrusted to you, you can take full responsibility for it."
"yes."
After talking about business, she asked again: "How is your mother's health?"
"After taking the three medicines you prescribed, I'm much better now. I can take care of myself no problem." Liao Xing said this and was very grateful to He Yunxi.
If it weren't for her, his mother might be gone now.
"Three doses of medicine are not enough to cure your mother's illness. Come later tomorrow and take her to Yong'an Hall in the morning to see Uncle Mu."
"Okay. Thank you, Mrs. Lu."
"You're welcome." He Yunxi said, "I came here to tell you that I will go back to Wangjiacun today. If you have anything urgent then, you can go to Wangjiacun to see me. In addition, every other day
I’ll ask Liang’an to take a look, and if you have any questions, you can give him feedback.”
"OK."
He Yunxi looked around and found nothing to give, so he asked Liao Xing to lead the people to continue working, and then he got on the carriage and went back.
"Your mountain is pretty good." Xie Yuanming put down the curtain and withdrew his appraising gaze.
"There is a cliff behind and a deep mountain to the right. Once the wall is built in front, this place will become easy to defend but difficult to attack," Xie Yuanming said.
He Yunxi touched his chin, "Originally I didn't plan to build the wall, but now that you put it like that, I think it can be arranged."
Xie Yuanming stared at her, as if I believe you or not.
He felt that it was impossible for He Yunxi not to have thought of this. Based on his understanding of He Yunxi, she most likely bought this place because of its location.
He Yunxi felt that he was overthinking. She only bought this place because Lu Yan suggested it to her.
Otherwise, she had no intention of enriching the land here and turning it into a village.
Now, she really feels that a wall can be built behind it.
As a group of people returned to the village, horse-drawn carriages and ox-carts passed through the village. The movement naturally alarmed many people.
Everyone came out of their houses one after another and saw that the driver of the carriage did not recognize him, nor did he recognize the person sitting in the carriage behind him. They thought they were here to find someone.
At this time, the carriage stopped, and He Yunxi lifted the curtains from inside and greeted everyone.
"Hey, this is Yunxi coming back!"
"Ah, Yunxi, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become more beautiful."
"Thank you for the compliment, aunt."
"Yunxi, what are you doing here this time? How long will you stay?"
"Those who come back for spring plowing may stay longer."
"Who are these people?"
"They are invited to come back and help us with spring plowing."
"You just came back, and everything is cold at home. Why don't you come to my aunt's house for lunch today?"
"No, we brought something back, and there happened to be a former cook. He will be ready soon."
"Okay then, come back and sit at my aunt's house."
"Okay!"
"..."
Everyone in Wangjia Village is in good spirits now. With the income from tofu from last year, every household has had a good year. Moreover, many people participated in the construction of water conservancy projects before and after the year, so they don’t have to eat what they have at home, which saves money.
There is a lot of food and money.
Now every household has some food and money saved.
As the saying goes, if you have enough warehouses, you will know the etiquette. The whole appearance of Wangjia Village, where the family has more than enough food, has changed.
The road to the village was not long, but it took He Yunxi a long time to pass. When she was about to cross the main road of the village, she felt an uncomfortable gaze. She knew the direction of Wang Erya's house and thought it was Wang Erya.
Turns out it was an unknown man.
The man had a pair of squinting eyes, and looked at He Yunxi with greed and vulgarity.
He Yunxi frowned, when did such a person appear in the village?
After leaving the village, we entered the road behind us. At the foot of the mountain, we put down the things we had brought back, and put the horse-drawn carriage and bullock cart into the workshop.
Xiao Huang and Widow Liu came out. Seeing He Yunxi, Xiao Huang said with a smile: "When I heard the sound of the horse, I guessed that you were back."
"Fourth Aunt, Aunt Liu." He Yunxi greeted the two of them and stood on the roadside to greet them.
"Are you... moving back?" Xiao Huang was a little worried when she saw her alone, "Were you bullied in the Lu family?"
He Yunxi was a little dumbfounded: "I just came back for spring plowing. Mom and the others can't leave in the city, so I came back to preside over it."
"Oh, that's okay." Xiao Huang breathed a sigh of relief.
Thinking of the uncomfortable looking gaze before, He Yunxi frowned and said: "Fourth Aunt, I saw a man I have never seen before at Wang Erya's house. Who is he?"